TrueLeague Newsletter 3/6/24
trueleague is back!
I would like to welcome everyone to our Spring/Summer season of TrueLeague! I am extremely excited to have not only our returners but also the new players joining us! These first two weeks of the season will be our pre-season, so there will be a ton of movement amongst the teams please be prepared for your athlete to switch teams next week! We are going to have some high-level competition this season so please look forward to it! Please make sure you are on TeamSnap as most communications will be coming via TeamSmap for the rest of the season. -Coach David
Schedule:
2nd/3rd Grade: Monday from 4 PM- 5:10 PM, Wednesday from 4 PM- 5:10 PM and Friday from 4 PM -5 PM
4th/5th Grade: Monday from 5 PM- 6:10 PM, Wednesday from 5 PM- 6:10 PM and Friday from 5 PM -6 PM
6th/7th Grade: Monday from 5:50 PM- 7 PM, Wednesday from 5:50 PM- 7 PM and Friday from 6 PM -7 PM
All practices and games will be at Arrillaga for the rest of the season. These times will not change so please expect this to be the schedule for the remainder of the season.
Coaching staff:
Mike Barton: Twenty years of coaching experience within high school and college stops along the way. Recently was in charge of our 17U team which will be on the Adidas Circuit this season. He has multiple years of developing youth players as well. He will be our new On-Court Director and I am super excited for what he will bring to the league this season.
Barry Wellington: Another tenured college basketball coach who is currently on the Menlo College staff. Has worked with youth in the past and is super excited about coaching in the TrueLeague!
Niles Mack: One of our most involved coaches when it comes to working with the elementary grades we have in TrueLeague. He has plenty of experience within our Black Club as an assistant coach over the past year and is ready to take on his own teams this season!
Zarian Martin: One of most experienced young coaches within Team Esface with experience in TrueLeague, Black Club, and is our current 16U Head Coach in our College Prep program. He is also the current JV coach at Burlingame High School. He is super excited to be back and ready to get after it this season!
Garrett Kelly: An ex-college basketball player who attended Santa Cruz University, so he brings a ton of playing experience throughout his time as a player. Our returning coach from the last TrueLeague season allows him to understand the structure and concepts we will be focusing on this season.. He understands how the league operates and is excited to be returning this season.
Trueleague level up
Our TrueLeague Level Up sessions are back and better than ever! The exclusive training of TrueLeague players is returning for the entirety of the Spring/Summer season and we want all players to take advantage. These are small group drop-in trainings of 6 or fewer players, focused on getting in extra skill work on top of the practices that players receive during the season. We are also offering class packs, where you can buy a bundle of workouts that can be utilized throughout the season! Level Up will take place on Sunday afternoons at the same location as practices and games, except for March 10th and April 21st. The times of LevelUp will be Sunday and the times for 2nd/3rd Grade 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM. The 4th-7th Grade session will be from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM.
20% off 10 TL Level Up sessions here
15% off 5 TL Level Up sessions here
View the available sessions now
uniforms:
We are still awaiting practice and game uniforms for the season, so please rest assured that we will notify all parents when we will be distributing those out to everyone. For the first week, we will have players wear Team Esface penny jerseys since we are within our pre-season weeks! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.